We have acted and continue to act for many businesses and their owners. We understand that it is imperative that your legal matters are handled in a professional and efficient manner.
We appreciate that one of the many things you will want to know about the Conveyancing process, are the costs involved. This information is provided here in general form and we are always happy to speak to you about any questions you may have about our fees.
When instructing us to handle the sale of your house, the purchase of your new home, a buy to let sale/purchase, a re-mortgage or any other conveyancing matter, you are going to want to know how much it will cost. We aim to provide you with an accurate assessment of the costs involved as soon as we can.
We are a professional firm of solicitors, established over 200 years and our conveyancing solicitors and fee earners are experts in their field and will provide you with the best advice for your circumstances. We are regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and have been awarded the Conveyancing Quality Scheme accreditation by the Law Society, in fact we were the first firm in Ormskirk to achieve this. We adhere to a rigorous and demanding code of conduct to ensure you get the best advice for your circumstances.
We have been established over 200 years and are well known in Ormskirk and the surrounding area with generations entrusting their legal requirements to our qualified and experienced solicitors in Ormskirk.
If you’re looking at buying your first home, leasing commercial premises, dealing with a business dispute, a complex family breakdown or any other legal matter, you can contact our team of expert family law and commercial law solicitors for trusted legal support.
We realise that your legal needs will be personal to your situation. Therefore, the service we provide for you will be unique to you and tailored to your requirements.
We offer a bespoke personal service, you will generally have the same person handling the mater from start to finish, be able to speak to them on the phone and have meetings with them as and when necessary. Our charges therefore reflect the high level of expertise our fee earners and solicitors provide, the levels of service and the complexity of the work involved. We are not a ‘call centre’ operation as many firms are and we offer traditional values of professionalism and high levels of client service with the aim of delivering this through modern technology.
The following information aims to provide you with a guide as to how are charges are calculated. However, each property transaction is different and it is always better to speak to us as well as using the information available on our website. We are always happy to provide you with a no obligation written quote specific to your circumstances.
Our charges cover the work required to complete the purchase/sale/re-mortgage of your property; including dealing with registration at the Land Registry and the payment of any Stamp Duty Land Tax (stamp duty) if the property is in England, or Land Transaction Tax (land tax) if the property you wish to buy is in Wales.
Find out how much conveyancing will cost if you're buying, selling, or remortgaging a property.
For the purchase of a freehold house of a purchase price of up to £250,000 our legal fees would be approximately £1175 plus VAT and disbursements.
For the sale of a freehold house for a sale price of up to £300,000 our legal fees would be approximately £1225 plus VAT and disbursements.
For the re-mortgage of a freehold house with a £100,000 mortgage our legal fees would be approximately £945 plus VAT and disbursements.
These examples of our fees assume that no unusual or unforeseen circumstances arise as the transaction progresses. Such issues, that can impact on the fees charged include (though are not limited to):
In addition to our charges, there are also usually disbursements associated with the transaction that need to be paid as part of the conveyancing process. This is especially so when a mortgage is being used to finance a transaction. The most common forms of disbursements are listed here, please note the list is not exhaustive and there maybe other disbursements that may need to be paid.
This is the property transaction tax charged by HM Revenue & Customs on property transactions. This should always be budgeted for when calculating the costs associated with any property purchase. The rates of tax are set by central government and the rules relating to Stamp Duty can be complex.
You can find out how much tax you may need to pay using the following online calculators:
